English Curriculum Team Leader

Robert Blake Academy, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6AW

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  25 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Main Pay Scale - Upper Range with TLR1A

English Curriculum Team Leader job summary

This is a unique opportunity for an ambitious and highly effective practitioner lead and be part of a thriving English department. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring that every student develops the reading, writing, vocabulary and communication skills needed to achieve academic success and flourish beyond the classroom.

Why join us?

Robert Blake Academy is a thriving non-selective school of over 1,000 students. Our vision is "Excellence in Learning, Strength in Character" and our values of:

Self-Discipline | Motivation | Aspiration | Respect | Togetherness

lie at the heart of everything we do.

We believe in developing not only academic excellence, but also the character, resilience and confidence that enable young people to succeed throughout their lives. As part of our team, you will play an important role in modelling and nurturing these qualities in the students we serve.

Robert Blake Academy has recently joined United Learning, one of the country's largest and most successful academy trusts. United Learning's mission is to bring out "The Best in Everyone" and we are unapologetically ambitious for every child, regardless of background, prior attainment or need.

This is a particularly exciting time to join our school. As we continue our improvement journey within United Learning, you will have access to exceptional professional development, collaboration with colleagues across the trust and outstanding opportunities for career progression.

Located less than two miles from Junction 24 of the M5, Robert Blake Academy benefits from a stunning state-of-the-art campus which provides an excellent environment in which to teach, learn and lead.

The Role

As Curriculum Team Leader - English, you will:

Support the school’s ethos and values and implement agreed policies and procedures.

• Act as subject leader for a department.
• Line Manage and direct the second in charge for the department.
• Co-ordinate and take day-to-day responsibility for the organisation and management of staff and resources within the department.
• Lead the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies, assessment and Teaching and Learning strategies within the team.
• Work with colleagues to formulate aims, objectives and strategic plans for the team which have coherence and relevance to the needs of students and the School Improvement Plan
• Keep up to date with national developments within the curriculum area, as well as best practice in teaching methodology.
• Participate in the recruitment process for departmental staff.
• Supervise the work of any support staff, including teaching assistants, learning support assistants and support teachers, who are assigned to work with the department.
• Manage the departmental budget and take responsibility for the ordering, maintenance, security and management of all resources within the department.
• Undertake performance management duties and ensure that teaching and learning matches current best practice and requirements from the Teachers’ Standards.
• Ensure the completion of all departmental administration relating to internal and external examinations.
• Be accountable for examination results.
• Implement and adhere to all school policies and procedures.
• Devise and maintain appropriate departmental policies which link effectively to school policies.
• Lead and contribute to departmental meetings, discussions and management systems necessary to co-ordinate the work of the department and integrate this into the work of the school as a whole.
• Represent the interests of the department at Team Leader and other appropriate meetings.
• Prepare an annual Team Improvement Plan linked to the overall school priorities.
• Undertake team self-evaluation, reporting as necessary to SLT and Governors.
• Lead on the monitoring of student targets within the team.
• Co-ordinate and measure the impact of intervention strategies.
• Be responsible for the welfare and management of behaviour of all students when they are being taught within the department.
• Perform the duties of a form tutor.
• Maintain the day-to-day management, control and operation of provision, including the effective deployment of staff and resources.
• Actively analyse data, monitor, and follow up student progress with intervention strategies.
• Lead and manage the planned activities of the team to reflect the needs of students, the school and the Trust.
• Foster and oversee the application of ICT to aid learning within the curriculum area.
• Ensure the appropriate Health and Safety policies and practices, including Risk Assessments, are carried out and update where necessary, therefore liaising with the School Business Manager.

What We Are Looking For

The successful candidate will be:

• An outstanding classroom practitioner with a strong track record of success.
• Passionate about English and committed to inspiring a love of reading, writing and literature.
• Knowledgeable about current literacy research and evidence-informed practice.
• Experienced in supporting, coaching and developing colleagues.
• Aligned to our values of Self-Discipline, Motivation, Aspiration, Respect and Togetherness.
• Committed to building character as well as academic achievement.
• Someone who passionately believes that all children can achieve, no matter what their background, starting point or need.
• Ambitious, reflective and committed to continual professional development.
• Excited by the opportunity to influence whole-school improvement and leave a lasting legacy.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Membership of the Teachers' Pension Scheme.
• Extensive professional development through United Learning.
• Access to national networks of outstanding practitioners and leaders.
• Exceptional opportunities for career progression across a growing family of schools.
• High-quality subject, leadership and instructional coaching programmes.
• A supportive and collaborative staff culture.
• State-of-the-art facilities and excellent resources.
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing and workload reduction.
• The opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives and futures of young people.

Visits to the School

We actively welcome visits and would be delighted to show you around our school so that you can fully appreciate our excellent learning environment. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact: HR@robertblake.org.uk

Robert Blake Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be required for the successful applicant.

Please note: We reserve the right to interview and appoint a strong candidate prior to the closing date. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Robert Blake Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: Up to 990 pupils
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Robert Blake Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/robert-blake-academy

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